Observations--The conduct of Napoleon and that of the English cabinet compared--The emperor’s military dispositions examined--Propriety of sir John Moore’s operations discussed--Diagram, exposing the relative positions of Spanish, French, and English armies--Propriety of sir John Moore’s retreat discussed, and the question whether he should have fallen back on Portugal or Gallicia investigated--Sir John Moore’s judgment defended; his conduct calumniated by interested men for party purposes--Eulogised by marshal Soult, by Napoleon, by the duke of Wellington 502 APPENDIX. No. 1. Observations on Spanish affairs by Napoleon _Page_ i 2. Notes on Spanish affairs ditto v 3. Ditto ditto ditto xiii 4. Ditto ditto ditto xvii 5. Ditto ditto ditto xxiii 6. Plan of campaign by king Joseph xxvi 7. Five Sections, containing four letters from Berthier to general Savary--One from marshal Berthier to king Joseph xxx 8. Four letters.--Mr. Drummond to sir A. Ball--Ditto to sir Hew Dalrymple--Sir Hew Dalrymple to lord Castlereagh--Lord Castlereagh to sir Hew Dalrymple xxxv 9. Two letters from sir Arthur Wellesley to sir Harry Burrard xxxvii 10. Articles of the convention for the evacuation of Portugal xlii 11. Three letters from brigadier-general Von Decken to sir Hew Dalrymple xlvi 12. Two letters.--General Leite to sir Hew Dalrymple--Sir Hew Dalrymple to lieutenant-general Hope li 13. Nine Sections, containing justificatory extracts from sir John Moore’s correspondence.--Section 1st. Want of money--2d. Relating to roads--3d. Relating to equipments and supplies--4th. Relating to the want of information--5th. Relating to the conduct of the local juntas--6th. Central junta--7th. Relating to the passive state of the people--8th. Miscellaneous liii 14. Justificatory extracts from sir John Moore’s correspondence lxviii 15. Despatch from the conde de Belvedere relative to the battle of Gamonal lxxi 16. Extract of a letter from the duke of Dalmatia to the author ib. 17. Letters from Mr. Canning to Mr. Frere lxxii 18. Return of British troops embarked for Portugal and Spain lxxviii 19. Return of killed, &c. sir Arthur Wellesley’s army lxxix 20. British order of battle--Roriça ib. 21. British order of battle--Vimiero lxxx